Here Comes the Navy
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| Here Comes the Navy | |
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| Directed by | Lloyd Bacon |
| Written by | Earl Baldwin Ben Markson |
| Produced by | Louis F. Edelman |
| Starring | James Cagney Pat O'Brien Gloria Stuart |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson |
| Edited by | George Amy |
| Music by | Charles A. Zimmerman |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $263,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,758,000[1] |
Here Comes the Navy (also known as Hey, Sailor) is a 1934 American romantic comedy film written by Earl Baldwin and Ben Markson and directed by Lloyd Bacon. The film stars James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Gloria Stuart and Frank McHugh.
Riveter "Chesty" O'Connor and his best friend "Droopy" join the US Navy to annoy O'Connor's nemesis, Chief Petty Officer "Biff" Martin. O'Connor gets himself court-martialed for being AWOL while visiting Martin's sister Dorothy. Disgruntled at his treatment, O'Connor angrily derides the Navy and finds himself ostracized by his fellow sailors in the USS Arizona.
During gunnery practice, O'Connor puts out a fire in a 14-inch gun turret and receives the Navy Cross medal, but is still determined to get out of the Navy. Later, O'Connor transfers to the US Naval Air Service and is assigned to the rigid airship USS Macon. When the Macon tries to dock, Chief Martin is accidentally caught on a guide rope and is hoisted into the air.[Note 1] Despite orders, O'Connor climbs down the rope and saves Martin's life by parachuting both of them to the ground.
Later, at the wedding of O'Connor to Dorothy, Martin finds out that O'Connor has been promoted to warrant boatswain and now outranks him.
Cast
- James Cagney as Chester "Chesty" O'Connor
- Pat O'Brien as Chief Petty Officer William "Biff" Martin
- Gloria Stuart as Dorothy "Dot" Martin
- Frank McHugh as Wilbur "Droopy" Mullins
- Dorothy Tree as Gladys
- Willard Robertson as Lieutenant Commander
- Eddie Acuff as Marine Orderly
- George Irving as Admiral
- Sam McDaniel as Porter
- Fred "Snowflake" Toones as Sailor
- Niles Welch as Officer
- Leo White as Professor
- Howard Hickman as Captain
- Chuck Hamilton as Hood at Dance
- Eddy Chandler as Supply Sergeant
- Joseph Crehan as Recruiting Officer
- Ida Darling as Aunt
- Edward Earle as Navy Chaplain
- Maude Eburne as Droopy's Ma
- Robert Emmett as Tansey
Production
With the full cooperation of the US Navy, principal photography,[3] which ended early May 1934, took place at a number of naval facilities, including on the USS Arizona, Moffett Field, the dirigible field in Sunnyvale, California, the Naval Training Station in San Diego, California, the Bremerton Navy yard, at Bremerton, Washington, as well as other locations in San Pedro, California, and Sunnyvale, California.[4][5] Naval personnel made up many of the extras on the film. Of historical interest is that a portion of the filming of Here Comes the Navy took place aboard the battleship Arizona, which was sunk by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor. Further, portions of the film also include shots of the dirigible Macon a year before the accident that destroyed the airship with the loss of two crew.[4][3]
